Clothesline holder



Jan. 10, 1928.

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Patented Jan. 10, 1928 UNITED BATES JOHN H. HERMAN, QJFNEWGASTLE,FENNESYLVANIA.

ULOTHEdLINE HOLDER Appiicatimiefileu Junuary no, rust.

This invention relates to improvements in clothes line holders, theroneral ohject losing); the provision of menus :l'or detuehahly seeuringone end oil. the clothes line and. means to he used in conjunction Withthe reinainin i and opposite end oi? the clothes line for holding; theclothes line ut a desired tightness incident to the weight oi? theclothing supported thereon.

Another object out my invention residing in the specific constructionand conligrurm tion oil the detachable securing means con sisting oilloop ineinhers having); elongated entensious protruding therefrom toreceive a portion ot the clothes line udjaeent its lruotted end whilethe holding means consist inn ot a pulley torguidinp; the clothes lineand a earn. :t'or operating: the toothed plate against the clothes line.

l ith the ahove and: other olbjeets in view, the invention turtherincludes the tollowing novel lieutures and. details oi eon structioin tohe hereinulfter more fully deserihed, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and pointedout in the appended claims In the drawingz Figure 1is an elevation. of the invention While in use Figure 9, is a :trontelevation of the do tachahle securing means open and illustrating theconstruction thereof.

Figure is a transverse section talren on line 33 of Figure 2 When thehousing for the detachable securing means is closed.

Figure l: is a front elevation of the holding ineans.

Figure 5 is a side elevation thereof.

Figure 6 is a trout elevation ol the holding ureuns with the housingopen.

Figure 'l' is a vertical sectional view taken on line 7---7 of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a sectional view talien on line l -8 of Figure i1 Figure '9is an elevation oil the detachaloly positioned elements forming theholding insan Figure 10 is a vertical sectional view talren on lineld-ltl of Figure Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein litrecharacters oi. reference denote corresponding parts, the referencecheracter it) indicates an elongated housing; having a cover plate llhaving downwardly extend inp; apertured. cars 12 provided upon its lowerend end pivotully secureiil us indicated Eeriul 1%. 64,702.

M113 to the correspondiiu end (it the housing: 'lll WllllQ the housing10 and cover plate 1 I. huviup overlappin and intcrlittinu flanges. itprovided upon their opposite ends and les tor creating an inclosuu'oWithin the housing: lhc inner side ot the housinui .ld including; spacedparallel plates 15 pro vidiup' ri gistering tran :rselv disposed chunnelportions 16 thereon tor the reception of the opposite and outwardlyextending; end portions ll" oit securing hoolts l8 providing forwardlyextending elongated looped portions 19 upon their forward sidesand endstor the reception oi. the clothes line 20 therein and to prevent itsaccidental dis placement therefrom when the adjacent end oi the clothesline is knotted us indicated at Finch housing lasing secured upon theside ot a house or post and in tact any convenient place in the vicinityWhere the line is to he strung.

The holding means constituting an elongated. plate 2% having hinged sideineniheri-i 23 associated therewith and held in it closed positionthrough the instrunientality oi a latch pin M as clear-l3: iilustrutodin F igure l ot the draWi: e... lhe forward side oil. the plate flithaving a plurality ot headed studs 25 positioned thereon and adapted.tor insertion Within liZEj llUlB slots provided in singularly disposedcompanion plates ill lying tlush With the solid plate @uch plnteshurling; rotutahly mounted between their spaced parallel side Walls apulley 948 a pivotally mounted loclring plate ill) and a correspondinglyinounted earn faced loclring lever While the lorivurd side ot stationarylocking plate 3i projects an appreciable distunce hetvveen such plates27 adjacent the loclringr plots Ell clearly illustrated in Figures 7 and8 oil the drawings.

In the use end operation oi the present iii-- vention it is clearlyapparent and inunitest that the securing hoolrs 18 mounted Within thehousing 10 will receive and secure the lrnotted end oi the clothes line20 in the manner us previously described and illustrated": it losingoptional according; to the Weight sustained hy the clothes line to useone or both the securing hooks in or they may he used for two sepurateor individual clothes lines. The holding means embodying the elongatedplate 22 and the angularlv disposed plates 2'2, the letter supportingthe pulley 538, pivotally mounted. locking; plate ill) andcorrespondingly mounted cant :taoed till till] lltl locking lever 30being adapted to train the opposite and remaining end of the clothesline 20 over the pulley 28 and downwardly between the abutting faces ofthe pivotally mounted locking plate 29 and stationary plate 31 afterwhich the said end of the clothes line 20 is pulled downwardly in themanner as clearly illustrated in Figures 1 and 7 of the drawingsprecedent to a downward pressure exercised upon the cam faced lockinglever 30 whereby the pivotally mounted locking plate 29 is movedinwardly and toward the stationary locking plate 31 and such movementwill bite into that portion of the clothes line 20 between therespective locking plates and secure the hold ing means upon the clothesline 20 at a desired tightness incident to the weight sustained thereon.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportionsand minor details of construction, and the right is herein reserved tomake such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In a clothesline supporting means, a plate, headed studs projectingfrom said plate,angle plates formed with openings re ceiving said studs, a pulleyjournaled between the angle plates t'or receiving one end portion of aclothes line thereabout, a locking plate pivotally mounted between saidplates below said pulley, means disposed to the rear of said lockingplate and cooperating therewith, a locking lever having a cam surfaceengageable with the locking plate for action thereon for securing theportion of clothes line between said locking plate and means, and meanssecuring the opposite end of said clothes line.

2. In a clothes line supporting means, an elongated plate adapted to besecured to a support, side members hingedly secured to the'oppositesides of said plate and cooperating with each other to provide a cover,a locking plate secured to said elongated plate and extending forwardlytherefrom. headed studs projecting from said elongated plate, angleplates formed with key hole slots in one of their portions to receivethe headed studs while the opposite portions of said angle plates aredisposed in spaced relation with respect to each other, a pulleyjournaled between the spaced portions, :1 locking plate pivoted at oneend between said spaced portions and cooperating with the stationarylocking plate, a manually operated piroted mounted lever having a camsurface engageahle with the pivoted locking plate for urging the sametoward the stationary plate for securing one end portion of a clothesline between said plates, said pulley being adapted to receive the line,and means for supporting the opposite end of said line.

In testimony whereof I al'lix my signature.

JOHN H. HERMAN.

